Opportunity Information: Apply for G17AS00118
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G17AS00118) is a discretionary research program offered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior (DOI). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency is expected to have substantial involvement with the recipient during the project rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal engagement. The opportunity sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category and is associated with CFDA 15.808. The program was created on July 27, 2017, with an original closing date of August 11, 2017, and it anticipates making one award with a maximum funding level (award ceiling) of $190,000.
The core purpose of the project is to improve understanding of the economic value of ecosystem services provided by dryland and grassland environments in the western United States, especially those managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other DOI partners. While BLM oversees large areas of grasslands and drylands, the notice emphasizes that the economic literature has not adequately quantified the value of the services these landscapes provide. This creates a practical information gap for land managers who must weigh tradeoffs among uses and management actions, such as grazing policies, restoration efforts, invasive species control, fire management, recreation access, habitat conservation, and other stewardship decisions that can change ecosystem conditions and the benefits people receive from them.
To address that gap, the funded research is expected to use a stated preference nonmarket valuation approach paired with a survey instrument. In plain terms, this means the project will measure values that are not typically captured in market prices (for example, benefits people get from healthy ecosystems even if they do not directly pay for them). Stated preference methods generally rely on carefully designed survey questions that present respondents with hypothetical choices or scenarios, allowing researchers to estimate willingness to pay for improvements or willingness to accept losses in ecosystem services. The aim is to convert these nonmarket benefits into monetary estimates, producing defensible economic values for ecosystem services associated with drylands and grasslands.
The anticipated outcome is a more complete picture of the economic costs and benefits tied to land management decisions affecting grassland and dryland ecosystem services. By translating ecological outcomes into economic terms, the results can support DOI agencies in planning and evaluation, including comparing management alternatives, communicating the public value of conservation or restoration actions, and strengthening benefit-cost style analyses where appropriate. Eligible applicants are limited to CESU partners (with eligibility further clarified in the opportunity’s additional eligibility information), reinforcing that this award is intended to be carried out within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit network, specifically the Rocky Mountain CESU context.Apply for G17AS00118
- The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 27, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 11, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $190,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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